What is CPC B60N2/224?

CPC B60N2/224 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets.”

How many patents are filed under CPC B60N2/224 (Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets)?

Our database includes 70 publications tagged with this CPC code.

Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).

Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
Metric	Value
CPC code	B60N2/224
Official title	{Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets}
Display label	Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets
Total patents	70

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

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What is CPC B60N2/224?: CPC B60N2/224 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B60N2/224 (Stepwise movement mechanisms, e.g. ratchets)?: Our database includes 70 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B60N2/224 growing?: Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).